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Palestinian construction workers build are seen at a building site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Beit Arieh, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Israeli settlements, Palestinians, and human rights		  Daily Star Lebanon 
Abbas asks Washington to help resolve dispute over settlements
Tue 7 Sep 2010
By Agence France Presse (AFP) Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - Powered by --> Mohammed Daraghmeh Associated Press RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Oman to invest $20 billion in rugged beauty to lure upscale tourists
Beauty   Oman   Photos   Tourists   Trade		  CNN 
Oman to invest $20 billion in rugged beauty to lure upscale tourists
Wed 25 Aug 2010
Oman's bespoke tourism Salalah, Oman (CNN) -- As temperatures soar across the Persian Gulf, one oasis is blossoming with greenery. The summer monsoon season, or "khareef," draws visitors from around... (photo: WN / marzena)
In Gulf work camp, jobless begin glum journey home  The State  Wed 8 Sep 2010
In Gulf work camp, jobless begin glum journey home
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - The hidden face of the Emirates' economic crunch is in places such as Industrial Zone 18 and the ramshackle compound for about 700 migrant workers within. For more than... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Gulf   India   Photos   Sharjah   Strike
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks off a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday Sep. 16, 2008. Secretary Gates is in southwest asia to meet with Iraqi and Afgan leaders and to preside over the changing of the Commanding General of Multi-National Force Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison (CLEARED)  Asia Times  Wed 8 Sep 2010
Will our generals ever shut up?
     Sep 9, 2010 Page 1 of 2... (photo: US DoD / Jerry Morrison)
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South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Kim Young-sun announces the country's sanctions against Iran at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The Boston Globe Wed 8 Sep 2010
South Korea imposes independent sanctions on Iran
SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea said Wednesday it will ban unauthorized financial dealings with Iran and impose other penalties as part of a U.S.-led campaign to enforce... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Iran   Photos   S Korea   Sanctions   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
Soldiers from the anti-terrorism force of the Yemeni Defense Ministry take part in an exercise at a training camp at the Sarif district north of the capital San'a, Yemen, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. The Guardian Wed 8 Sep 2010
US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula   Yemen
Mourners carry the coffin of Mustafa Rafiq, 25, during his funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. CBS News Wed 8 Sep 2010
6 Killed In 2 Separate Bomb Attacks In Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials said at least six people were killed and 35 were wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday. In the first of the two attacks,... (photo: AP / Loay Hameed)
Baghdad   Bomb Blasts   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency
Men inspect a destroyed car after a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Two separate attacks killed a number of people and wounded scores in Baghdad, police said. Al Jazeera Wed 8 Sep 2010
Bombs hit Baghdad bus terminal
A car bomb and a roadside bomb have exploded near a bus terminal in Baghdad, killing three people and wounding a score of others, Iraqi police and interior ministry... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
Baghdad   Defence   Disaster   Photos   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency
Etisalat eyes Idea, not RCOM The Times of India Wed 8 Sep 2010
Etisalat eyes Idea, not RCOM
Etisalat, the UAE's biggest phone company, said it's considering investing in Idea Cellular to tap the world's second-largest wireless market. However, the company... (photo: WN / Geeta)
India   Photos   Telecom   UAE   Wikipedia: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
03/20/07 - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team prepare to clear palm groves in Buhriz, Iraq, March 20, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, are conducting operations in the Diyala p Khaleej Times Wed 8 Sep 2010
Two US soldiers killed, nine wounded in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when a gunman in Iraqi army uniform attacked them at an Iraqi base, U.S. officials said a week after... (photo: U.S. Air Force /Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
Death   Iraq   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Iraq War insurgent attacks


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Technicians, measure part of the reactor of Iran´s Boushehr nuclear power plant, southwest of the ca Iran hampering nuclear investigation: IAEA Khaleej Times
Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristni, right, shakes hands with Datuk Abdullah Karim, second left, vice president, Petronas, during a signing ceremony for the Majnoon oil field in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Iraq cuts oil product supplies to Kurdish region The Star
US Navy 060526-N-8959T-056 Iraqi Oil Terminal Fire in the Persian Gulf Iraq's oil future may be vulnerable after US exit DNA India
The reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. Iran: 2020 Target For Nuclear Fusion Reactor WPXI
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An Iraqi man and his wife watch U.S. President Barack Obama's televised speech in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Turning Back Thousands of Pages on the U.S.-Iraq War WorldNews.com
An Afghan protester burns a portrait of Dove World Outreach Center's pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.  Burning Koran angers Afghans Independent online (SA)
In this image made from television, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qadir al-Ubaidi , center, inspects the site of a suicide attack accompanied by soldiers at a military headquarters in Baghdad, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Militants kill 12 in assault on military base in Baghdad Daily Star Lebanon
An unidentified Bahraini man walks past anti-government graffiti Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, scrawled in the Shiite Muslim village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Bahrain accuses Shia activists of 'terror campaign' BBC News
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Palestinian Hamas police women participate in a rally to mark the anniversary of the Israeli offensive in Gaza in-front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Peeking Out From Under Hamas's Veil The New York Times
Gen. David Petraeus talks during the Landon Lecture Series at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., Monday, April 27, 2009. NATO chief condemns U.S. church's plans to burn Koran The Star
The windows on the top story of the Liberty Street building where Russell Simmons lives are seen Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in New York. Simmons is making his support for a proposed mosque near ground zero crystal clear through the windows of his apartment overlooking the World Trade Center site. The first six windows use the symbols of world religions to spell out "coexist," starting with an Islamic star and crescent for the "C" and finishing with a Christian cross for the "T." Shame on US, Jews and the ADL Gulf News
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